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Leadership Opportunities
Developing our young people as leaders is an integral part of middle school culture. Our aim is to equip and grow young leaders to become people who positively influence the world around them. Opportunities are given for students to use their gifts and talents to serve others in their school and wider community. As a kura we invest in workshops, conferences and other opportunities to help akonga with the development of their leadership skills and abilities.
SRC
Each class goes through the process of selecting a student to represent their class as a part of our Student Representative Council.
Role of a Student Representative Council member:
- Attend SRC meetings each week
- Check emails for minutes and information
- Lead a class meeting each week
- Report classroom meeting items to SRC meetings
- Contribute ideas to discussions
- Follow-up and take action on decisions made at SRC
- Represent the school for Open Days, School Events, etc
- Organise events
Rangatahi Maia
Rangatahi Maia is a group of 10 to 16 students who show leadership in different ways. They are expected to assist with kapa-haka practices, and lead haka and waiata. However, their role is much more than this. They are Kaitiaki! Guardians of their culture both in and out of school. They are Kaiako! Teachers of poi, taiaha, raranga and Te Reo Māori. They are Kaiārahi! mentors and role models to their peers.
Their hui sessions are centered around their ako (education) in Te Ao Māori and possibly Mātauranga Māori alike, and their hautūtanga (leadership skills). These students are built up, and taught to take pride in who they are, where they have come from, and where they are going.
Sport Leaders
School leaders display the following qualities all the time:
- Responsibility
- Leadership
- Punctuality
- Initiative
- Promoting syndicate spirit
Our Sports leaders’ roles include:
- Leading sports groups during whole school competitions
- Helping with the organisation for class lunchtime sport
- Refereeing lunchtime sport when required
- Supporting the teacher during PE
- Part of promoting and organisation of Hauroa Sports Day and Fun Run
- Report on sporting events at fortnightly assembly
PA Leaders
The PA leaders are responsible for:
Organising high quality acts to perform at assemblies.
Keeping our Performing Arts spaces tidy and creating displays.
Promoting upcoming Arts opportunities to the class and school.
Organising cultural events for the school (eg. Maidstone’s Got Talent?).
Helping run auditions and cultural groups.
Library Leaders
The Library leaders are responsible for:Student Librarians
Assisting with many of the day-to-day tasks needed to run the library.
Provide valuable input into library development and raise the profile of the library with other students
LeadHERship
What is Shift?
Shift is an initiative to improve the wellbeing of young women aged 11 – 20 years.
We do this by:
- Increasing awareness of wellbeing through education and role modelling.
- Reducing barriers to participation by providing fun, social and low cost physical activity and sport opportunities.
- Empowering young women by inspiring and growing leaders to create change in their own communities.
What is the Shift Intermediate LeadHERship Programme?
The Programme explores leadership of self, leadership of others, wellbeing and physical activity over the course of Terms 1 to 4.. The programme will bring together a group of around 12 young women from Maidstone Intermediate, and will provide a range of fun activities, movement opportunities workshops, and group discussions.
